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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly

Episode: Re-release: Silk-Making Bacteria, Deep Coral, CRISPR Agriculture

Description: Today, you’ll learn about a bacteria that turns plastic into spider webs, a massive deep-sea discovery right in our own backyard, and how CRISPR could reshape agriculture for an entire continent. Silk-Making Bacteria •“Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk.” Technology Networks. 2024. •“Two-step conversion of polyethylene into recombinant proteins using a microbial platform.” by Alexander Connor, et al. 2023. •“Our planet is choking on plastic.” UNEP. n.d. •“In Images: Plastic is Forever.” UN. n.d. Deep Coral •“World’s largest deep-sea coral reef found lurking beneath...

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